diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 14afde107..974f23554 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 2006-09-09  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DisplayTabs/_EventEmbedList.py: bring up the event reference
+	editor on drag-n-drop onto the event reference list
 	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py: remove commented out code
 	* src/Editors/_EditEvent.py: handle overwriting of date text
 	* src/RelLib/_DateBase.py: allow optional dropping of date text on
diff --git a/src/DisplayTabs/_EventEmbedList.py b/src/DisplayTabs/_EventEmbedList.py
index a8dfffee4..9f8e517a5 100644
--- a/src/DisplayTabs/_EventEmbedList.py
+++ b/src/DisplayTabs/_EventEmbedList.py
@@ -148,3 +148,18 @@ class EventEmbedList(EmbeddedList):
         self.get_data().append(ref)
         self.changed = True
         self.rebuild()
+
+    def _handle_drag(self, row, obj):
+        """
+        And event reference that is from a drag and drop has
+        an unknown event reference type
+        """
+        from RelLib import EventRoleType
+        
+        obj.set_role((EventRoleType.UNKNOWN,''))
+        EmbeddedList._handle_drag(self, row, obj)
+
+        event = self.dbstate.db.get_event_from_handle(obj.ref)
+        self.get_ref_editor()(
+            self.dbstate, self.uistate, self.track,
+            event, obj, self.event_updated)